Zverev took Isner apart in the third round but though the bottom half of the draw is wide open, he e. That was the first time in the 36-year-old Federer’s career that he opened a Grand Slam tournament with two consecutive matches that lasted five sets. “I know that ranking and draw is irrelevant,” he said. The defeat to a Zambia team that played most of the second half with 10 men leaves Algeria _ Africa&. US Open 2017: After defeat, Naomi Osaka gets ‘stupid question’ in press conference. There could hardly be a more thrilling introduction to international football for the 17-year-old wh. So what we try to do is tell the players that just go out there and express yourself and you will be. The brief news conference went on but Osaka, who admitted she had been ’emotionally unstable’, teared up after the third question. What makes the left-handed Zverev stand out is his playing style, almost a throwback to a previous generation when serve and volley tennis was the norm. Burkina Faso still leads Group D and holds the qualifying place but just one point separates the top three teams.